American Who Faked Own Death to Evade Rape Charges Insists He’s Actually a British Man
"I am not Nicholas Alahverdian. I do not know how to make this clearer," the accused sexual predator contends in a new NBC interview.
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Nicholas Rossi (also known as Nicholas Alahverdian), a Rhode Island man who faked his own death in a bizarre bid to evade sexual assault charges, is doubling down on his claim that he is not, in fact, an American fugitive accused of rape, but instead a British man by the name of Arthur Knight.
In a recent sit-down with NBC, set to air Friday evening on Dateline, Rossi put on his best British accent—and stereotypical English costume—to attempt to (repeatedly) clear his (fake) name.
“I am not Nicholas Alahverdian,” he huffs in a bowtie, three-piece suit, and spectacles. “I do not know how to make this clearer.”
Authorities allege that, in 2017, Rossi faked his own death and fled the U.S. to avoid prosecution for a 2008 sexual assault in Orem, Utah. It’s reported that he’s been implicated in additional sexual assault charges in multiple states.